scholarly journals Testing Some Pedo-Transfer Functions (PTFs) in Apulia Region. Evaluation on the Basis of Soil Particle Size Distribution and Organic Matter Content for Estimating Field Capacity and Wilting Point

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floriano Buccigrossi ◽  
Angelo Caliandro ◽  
Pietro Rubino ◽  
Mario Alberto Mastro
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Soil Particle Size ◽  
Wilting Point

Evaluating the Integral Suspension Pressure method for measuring the particle size distribution in soils with high organic matter content

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Contreras ◽  
Sara Acevedo ◽  
Sofía Martínez ◽  
Carlos Bonilla
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Soil Analysis ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Standard Techniques

<p>Typical information in soil databases is the soil texture and particle size distribution. These properties are used for soil description or predicting other soil properties such as bulk density or hydraulic conductivity. Measuring particle size distribution with standards methods such as the pipette or hydrometer is time-consuming because of the sample pre-treatment used to remove organic matter or iron and the sample post-treatment. Nowadays, there are new methodologies for determining soil particle size distribution, such as the Integral Suspension Pressure (ISP) method, which measures the silt content in a semi-automatized process. Thus, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the suitability of the ISP method compared to standard techniques used in soil analysis and evaluate the effect of organic matter content in the ISP measurements. The main results showed that the ISP method is equivalent in accuracy to the pipette, especially for soils rich in silt or sand content. Also, the results demonstrate the convenience of removing the soil organic matter when using the ISP for soils with more than 1.5% organic matter.</p>

WITHIN-PEDON VARIABILITY IN SOIL PROPERTIES

1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. PATTERSON ◽  
G. J. WALL
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Soil Drainage ◽  
Soil Material

Replicate soil samples (2–20) from the A, B and C horizons of 41 pedons were collected to measure within-pedon variability of particle size distribution, organic matter content, calcium carbonate equivalent and pH. Variability in soil properties was examined in relation to the mode of origin of the soil material, soil horizonation and soil drainage. Variance in particle size distribution was significantly influenced by mode of deposition as well as by soil horizons, while soil drainage had no significant influence on the variation in particle size distribution. Variance in calcium carbonate equivalent and organic matter content was not influenced by soil drainage or mode of deposition. The number of replicate samples required for statistically reliable evaluation of a pedon at given confidence limits was determined for the soil properties studied. The results of these calculations indicate the need for up to five replicate samples to achieve satisfactory levels of accuracy at the 95% confidence level for some of the soil properties studied.

Predicting soil nonaqueous phase liquid retention with pedotransfer functions

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Hilda Hernádi ◽  
A. Makó
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Pedotransfer Functions ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Retention Data ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Liquid Retention

The obtained results of the present study showed the good applicability of the van Genuchten equation for parameterizing NAPL retention data of soils (R2 = 0.99).Sufficient applicability of continuous PTFs for estimating the parameters of NAPL retention curves was found (R2 for α, n and θs was 0.47, 0.84 and 0.86, respectively).The accuracy of parametric and point PTFs increased in case derived values of the independent variables in addition to the PSD (particle size distribution) fractions, bulk density, CaCO3 and organic matter content (R2 = 0.57–0.90 and RMSE = 2.43–5.67 vol%) were used, as compared to PTFs using only the original values of basic soil parameters as predictor variables (R2 = 0,48–0.86; RMSE = 3.56–6.83 vol%).According to the gained results, PTFs seem to be similarly accurate if the particle size distribution of soils — determined by different standard methods — are applied as independent variables.

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